Container for safety razors



July 8 1924. i J. KAUF-MAN CONTAINER FOR SAFETY RAZORS Filed Sept. 11,1923 I 'u L ATTORNEY Patented July 8, 1924.

UNETED STATE JOSEPH KAUFMAN, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOB T0 AMERICANSAFETY RAZOR CORPORATION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YQBK, A CORPORATION QFVIIIRGINIl-l.v

, ,I CONTAINER FOR SAFETY RAZORS.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KAUFMAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containersfor Safety Razors, of which the following is al specification.

The invention relates toa container or lo box for holding a safety-razoroutfit and receiving coins, and it consists in the novel features ofconstruction and arrangements of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in theclaims. l Y t One object of the inventionis to provide a neat and attractive form of box adapted to convenientlyholdy a safety-razor and a package of reserve blades and to serve as abank or money box, the container having a special compartment forreceiving coins and a specially located entrance slot through which thecoins may be introduced into said compartment, said slot also havingmeans for preventing the accidental escape of the coins. One purpose ofthe invention is to provide means whereby when a man shaves himself hemay introduce a coin or coins into the banking-chamber of the box untilsaid chamber becomes filled or it should be desired to remove the coinstherefrom. The container represents means for inducing a man to shavehimself and save money by so doing. Y

The details of the container are of novel construction and arrangement,and the invention will beyrfully understood from the descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in

which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container and money box constructed inaccordance with and embodying the invention, the cover of the box beingshown in open position and a safety razor and package of reserve bladesbeing shown in position within the container;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through` the same, taken on thedotted line 2-2 of Fig. 3; f

Fig. 3 is'a central vertical longitudinal section through the same,taken on the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of one removable feature of thecontainer.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the rectangu- Application filed..'September 11, 1923. Serial No. 662,040.

lar body of the box and 11 the cover therefor, said cover containing aninterior chamber 12 and being adapted at its lower edges to rest uponthe upper edges of the body 10, so that the side and end surfaces of theclosed box will be flush. The body 10 and cover 11 may be formed of woodor other suitable niaterial, and said cover is hinged at its rear loweredge to the upper edge of the back of the body 10 by means of an innerfabric lining 13 and an outer leather or like covering 14, the leather14 covering the back of the box from the top of the cover 11 to thelower `edge of the body 10 and extending below said body, as shown inFig. 2. The lining fabric 13.is looped as shown in Fig. 2 so as topermit the cover 11 to be opened, but to restrain said cover againstundue opening movement, as shown in Fig. 1. The exterior ofthe body 10is also covered by leather or other suitable material 15, and the cover11 is likewise covered on its exterior by a leather or other suitablematerial 16, the coverings 15, 16 preferably corresponding with eachother and respectively extending inwardly over the upper edges of thebody 10 and under the lower edges of the cover 1,1 as indicated in Fig.2.

YThe body 10 is provided with a stud 17 to be engaged by a snapfastener`18 carried by a strap 19 which is secured to the 4 cover 11,the purpose of these features being to detachably latch the cover inclosed position upon the body of the container.

The body of the container is divided by 'a horizontal partition 20 intoan upper chamber 21 and a lower chamber or compartment '22, and saidpartition 2O is formed at one end, near the front of the box, with an'exit Vhole 23. The partition 2O supports a verticaltr'ansversepartition24 which subdivides vthe chamber 21 into two compartments intoone of which, at one end of the box, is detachably though snugly seateda block 25, shown detached in Fig. 4. The block 25 will be suitablycovered with velvet or other soft fabric and is seated upon thepartition 20 and fits between the front and back portions of the bodylOand between the part-ition 24 and one end of said body, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3. The block 25 in its forward portion is formed with a slotor groove 26 which, with the adjacent surface of the front of the body10, constitutes a coin slot down through which coins may be passed toenter the chamber 22, and in rear of the groove or coin-slot 26 theblock 25 is formed with a longitudinal groove or recess 27 adapted toreceive the handle of a safety razor frame 28, whose blade carryingportion will rest within the chamber formed at the other side of thepartition 24, as shown. The block 25 is of considerable elevation at itsfront portion and at its rear portion has a iat extension 29 which restsupon the partition 20 and extends rearwardly to the back of the body 10,as shown in Fig. 2, and upon this extension 29 is placed a package 30 ofreserve blades for the safety razor. The block 24 covers the opening 23in the partition 20, except at the base of the groove or coin-slot 26,as shown in Fig. 2, and upon the bottom of the block 25 I secure aflexible strip of steel, Celluloid or the like 31, whose free endcrosses the lower end of the groove or coin-slot 26, as shown by fulllines in Figs. 2 and 4. lhen a coin is introduced downwardly through thecoin slot 26, the free end of the flexible strip 21 will yielddownwardly so as to allow the coin to pass into the chamber'22, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, but normally the strip 31 crossesthe lower end of the coin slot or groove 26 and its purpose is mainly toprevent coins from sliding out through said groove or coin-slot at timeswhen the boX or container might be turned upside down or to otherunusual position. The block 25 is made detachable or removable from thecontainer so that when desired the coins may be dumped out of thechamber 22 through the hole 23, which on the removal of the block 25,becomes open and exposed.

The partition 20 may be secured within the body of the container in, anysuitable manner, but for the sake of strength I preferably mount thesaid partition upon end blocks 32 formed on or secured to the ends ofthe body of the box, as shown in Fig.

then the safetyrazor and the reserve blades are within their respectivecompartments, as shown in Fig. 1, they project somewhat above the block25 and adjacent portions of the body 10 and their upwardly projectingportions and are accommodated within the chamber 12 of the cover 11.

The purposes of the container will be practically fully understood fromthe foregoing description of the construction of the container. Thechamber 22 is provided to receive coins which may be introduceddownwardly through the groove or coin slot 26, while the upper chamber21 of the body 10 is designed to hold the block 25 and receive thesafety-razor and package of blades 30. The construction as a whole hasVbeen designed with a view of providing an attractive and convenientholder ,'for a safety-razor outfit and combine therewith a bank intowhich a person shaving himself may introduce coins to save as a reservefund. When the cover 11 is in closed position it may be securelyfastened by means of the stud 17, snap fastener 18 and strap 19, andwhen it is desired to have access to the container the snapfastener 18'will be detached from the stud 17 and thereupon the cover 11 may beturned to its open position, shown in Fig. 1, the fabrics 13, 14operating as a hinge and the fabric 13 additionally acting to preventthe cover 11 from opening unduly.

That I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A container of the character described for safety-razor outfits andto receive coins, said container being of box-'like construction andcomprising a body-portion and a chambered cover hinged at one edgethereto, said body portion having a horizontal partition subdividing itinto a lower money-chamber and an upper chamber to receive asafetyrazorand a package of reserve blades, said upper chamber having a verticaltransverse partition and at one side thereof a. space for a package ofblades and a removable block which is grooved longitudinally to receivethe handle of the razor while t-he body of the razor is within the spaceat the opposite side of said vertical partition, said horizontalpartition having a hole in it mainly below said block and said blockhaving a coin entrance slot leading to said hole.

2. A container of the character described for safety-razor outfits andto receive coins, said container being of box-like construction andcomprising a body-portion and a chambered cover hinged at one edgethereto, said bodyep'ortion having a horizontal partition subdividing itinto a lower money-chamber and an upper chamber to receive a'safetyyrazor and a package of reserve blades, said upper chamber havinga vertical transverse partition and at one side thereof a space for apackage of blades and a removable block which is grooved longitudinallyto receive the handle of the razor while the body of the razor is withinthe space at the opposite Side of said vertical partition, saidhorizontal partition having a hole in it mainly below said block andsaid block having a coin entrance slot leading to said hole, and also aiexible strip whose free end iis projected transversely across the lowerend of said slot, said strip being yieldable to admit coins to themoney-chamber and serving to prevent accidental escape of the coinstherefrom.

3. A container of the character described for safety-razor outfits andto receive coins, said container being of box-like construction andcomprising a body-portion .and a chambered coverV hinged at one edgethereto, said rbodyjportion having a horizontal partition subdividing itinto a lower money-chamber and an upper chamber to receive a safety- Cilrazor and a package of reserve blades, said upper chamber having thereina block containing a groove a receive the handle of the razor, saidhorizontal partition having a hole in it mainly below said block andsaid block having a coin entrance slot `leading to said hole and beingremovable to expose the hole when desired.

4. A container of the character described for safety-razor outfits andto receive coins, said container being of box-like construction andcomprising a body-portion and a chambered cover hinged at one edgethereto, said body portion having a horizontal partition subdividing itinto a lower money-chamber and an upper chamber to receive a safetyrazorand a package of reserve blades, said upper chamber having therein ablock containing a groove to receive the handle of the razor, saidhorizontal partition having a hole 20 flexible strip whose free end isprojected 25 transversely across the lower end of said slot, said stripbeing yieldable to admit coins to the money-chamber and serving toprevent accidental escape of the coins therefrom.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings 30 and State of New York,this 30th August, A. D. 1923.

JOSEPH KAUFMAN.

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